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Anyone know of a script that one can add to a custom php file that allows one to stop and start ZM?

I have a php file that I run on the ZM server that shows my feeds full screen on my monitor. It also changes the selected camera every 5 seconds and plays a fairly loud audible noise when an "alarm" is activated.

I know I could simply close up the window and load up the ZM page and stop/start there. But it would be nice to be able to just click a button with a mouse whenever I have to go out and mow the yard or whatever. Mowing adds over 100 extra recordings (I have 3+ acres and forgot to turn it off ).

Nevermind. I came up with my own way to accomplish my goal using a couple of bash scripts. Not perfect. But it'll do.

Instead of stopping ZM fully you can control monitors individually so the rest can continue to do their jobs.
You can execute this from php:
curl -XPOST http://<IP>/zm/api/monitors/<monitor>.json -d "Monitor[Function]=Modect&Monitor[Enabled]=1"
This turns monitor funcion on for the selected camera.
Later you can switch back to recording (Monitor[Function]=Record&Monitor[Enabled]=1) or whatever you want.
Also you can schedule the desired default function in case you forget to do that manually.
I use 1.34.x so API might have changed a bit.